Amazon will make another massive cut to its workforce, estimated at 16,000 jobs, arguing that it needs to reduce bureaucracy, eliminate layers to strengthen the organization, and concentrate on artificial intelligence.

This reduction in positions at the company is the second since October 2015, when Amazon announced the first layoffs.

However, Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology, indicated that “while these adjustments are being implemented, we will continue to hire and invest in strategic areas and functions crucial to our future. We are still in the early stages of developing each of our businesses and have great potential ahead.”

Amazon will focus on AI as one of the main features of the increasingly changing business world.

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Amazon Leo is the online retailer’s satellite internet access network, currently being tested with selected customers to deliver efficiency and satisfaction with speeds of 1Gbps.

According to Amazon, this connection will be available “virtually anywhere thanks to its new antennas, notably the Leo Ultra.” The company explains that the network already has “more than 150 satellites in orbit to offer the Amazon Leo service in areas where fiber optic access is unavailable.”

The trial is being conducted with selected customers across its enterprise range, as a preliminary step to the planned commercial rollout in 2026. It features three antenna models for different access speeds.

In this regard, “the Amazon Leo Ultra antenna offers a flat-screen design with high performance, enabling download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 400 Mbps. This makes it the fastest antenna currently available.” The Leo Pro model has download speeds of up to 400 Mbps, and the Leo Nano, a tiny antenna, sacrifices some speed, reaching 100 Mbps.

These antennas incorporate a “proprietary chip designed by Amazon Leo, as well as proprietary RF technologies that maximize performance while reducing latency.” The company will offer network management tools and end-to-end encryption for enhanced security in enterprise environments; direct communication with AWS as well as other cloud and local networks.

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Amazon announced last week the start of a global wave of layoffs, which now extends to Spain, where the tech giant will eliminate 1,200 positions in the corporate workforce in Madrid and Barcelona.

Amazon’s goal is to cut 14,000 jobs through what are known as EREs, or Workforce Reduction Plans. In Spain, this will affect the offices of Amazon Digital Spain (Madrid) and Amazon Spain Services (Barcelona). This process will not affect operations staff or employees in other cities in the country.

It’s important to note that the company has approximately 28,000 employees in the European country, so the reduction of 1,200 jobs will affect 4.29% of the workforce.

Amazon justifies the measure with the “need to reduce expenses and offset the over-hiring that occurred during the pandemic, as well as to move towards a more agile organization, with fewer layers and greater accountability, allowing for faster and more efficient management.”

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The Third Future Summit, dedicated to artificial intelligence and its application in business, will be held on November 12th. The event will be held at the Chacao Cultural Center in Caracas, Venezuela.

The summit will be a meeting place for international experts from Amazon, Google, and Meta, as well as Venezuelan business leaders, who will discuss the applications of AI in business.

“The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and seeks to offer practical strategies for incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) tools in different productive sectors,” local sources indicated. Tickets are now available for pre-sale through www.liveri.com.ve and at the Cinex box office.

The summit’s marketing manager, Daniela Otero, noted that this edition aims to “effectively put artificial intelligence into action in different business areas, allowing executives and entrepreneurs to learn about experiences and solutions with a global impact.”

International speakers include Eduardo Ordax, leader of generative AI at Amazon, and Giovanni Stella, who has held management positions at Google in Colombia and Central America, as well as at Meta in Europe.

“The Third Future Summit is shaping up to be an essential opportunity for strategic updating and networking with leaders who are redefining the global business landscape through Artificial Intelligence,” El Nacional reported.

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The revamped version of Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, is in testing. According to details published by Bloomberg, the tool can control third-party apps such as Uber, AllTrails, Threads, Temu, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp without touching the device’s screen.

With this move, the virtual assistant could go from “being a limited resource to becoming a true voice control tool, both in its own apps and in external services.”

How will Siri be able to help users? It is known that “it will be able to request an Uber ride, edit and send a photo, or add a product to the cart in an online store” using spoken commands.

The company relies on two fundamental pillars: Apple Intelligence and the improved App Intents system, aiming for Siri to “not only understand what the user wants, but also who is asking for it and under what circumstances.”

This change will not only affect the iPhone; customers with iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro will also be able to enjoy the functionality. Regarding security, “the company is considering restricting certain functions in banking or health apps to avoid errors that could have critical consequences.”

Furthermore, Apple has said that the rollout of the new version “will be gradual, and not all countries will receive the update at the same time. In the United States, the release is planned for spring 2026, possibly alongside iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and VisionOS 26.4. This means that most users will have to wait more than a year to experience this transformation.”

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Amazon, which already uses drones to deliver packages, is reportedly working with the Chinese company Unitree to create an army of humanoid robots to replace human staff in home deliveries.

Several sources have cited Amazon’s work toward the creation of humanoid robots. In fact, they refer to the G1 model, which “measures approximately 1.32 meters and weighs 35 kilos. This robot has an advanced mobility system, thanks to its 23 degrees of freedom that allow it to walk or run, in addition to executing complex movements with precision and stability.”

The development center for these robots would be located at Amazon’s offices in San Francisco, California, where they would also be trained to perform tasks involving various obstacles.

According to the company, “the ultimate goal would be for robots to be able to hop out of the company’s Rivian electric vans and deliver packages directly to the customer’s home.”

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Personal online purchases through platforms such as Amazon, Shein, or Temu in Ecuador will be subject to a 20 % tax starting June 16, according to the Ministry of Production and Foreign Trade.

The local government has reported that the tariff directly affects all imports under the Courier 4×4 (Category B) regime. It clarified that the annual limit of $1,600 per user remains in place.

With this measure, the Ecuadorian government seeks to “prevent informal commercial use of the 4×4 system, designed for personal purchases from abroad.”

Local sources have reported significant growth in online commerce over the past four years, with a 392 % increase in value (from $102.7 million to $502 million in 2024) and a 637 % increase in the number of packages (from 879,000 to 6.5 million).

The measure is expected to contribute to other executive branch initiatives aimed at protecting domestic production and employment from unfair competition from foreign platforms such as Temu or Shein, which directly affect the footwear and textile sector in the South American country.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a $4 billion investment in Chile to build its cloud data center for Latin America.

The company expects this center to be operational in 2026 and will operate from Chile as the sole facility for the region. Amazon is also managing projects in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina.

According to Investing, this project “will primarily use air cooling, minimizing the use of water in its cooling systems” to meet Amazon’s commitment to zero emissions.

According to Prasad Kalyanaraman, Vice President of Infrastructure Services at AWS, “the growing demand for cloud services“ in the region justifies the construction of this data center, incorporating advanced technology and the participation of government agencies, the private sector, and startups.

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On Wednesday, March 26, Amazon launched its new version of Alexa, its voice assistant, which is now powered by generative artificial intelligence to optimize its responses and include other features.

According to the company, generative artificial intelligence “will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, assess a user’s tone of voice, and even plan romantic dates.”

This version differs from the free version in that customers must pay Amazon a monthly fee of $19.99 to use Alexa+. Alexa+ will be free for Prime members, who already pay a monthly or annual fee for free shipping and other benefits.

During the launch, Amazon noted that Alexa+ “is capable of holding conversations with a more natural and human flow, and can learn more about a user—such as dietary preferences or allergies—the more it is used.”

Regarding its operation, it is known to be based on large language models that combine some developed by Amazon and others by Anthropic. It has “a model-agnostic system, allowing it to select the best AI model for the tasks it wants to complete,” according to Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Echo.

The monthly fee paid by customers will be used to cover operating costs, make the model more competitive, and continue investing in generative artificial intelligence.

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Amazon has unveiled its latest ambition in the energy sector, by partnering with Energy Northwest for the construction of four nuclear reactors, with a capacity of 320 megawatts.

The technology company wants to take this step in order to have its own reactors to power its data centers and reduce its carbon footprint. But also to supply energy to some 200,000 homes at the Columbia Generating Station in Richland.

As part of this initiative, “Amazon will lead a $500 million investment in X-energy, a startup dedicated to the development of small modular nuclear reactors. These reactors are designed to be more efficient and economical than traditional models.”

With this investment, the American company wants to become “a pioneer in the adoption of nuclear energy in the technology sector.” If successful, eight reactors could be added to the project for a total of 960 megawatts, which is equivalent to supplying 700,000 homes.

Amazon wants to be part of the trend in the energy sector of building small modular reactors (SMR) as tools to offer clean energy continuously and efficiently. “Unlike renewable energy sources such as solar or wind, nuclear energy does not depend on weather conditions, which guarantees a constant supply of electricity.”

Given that X-energy does not have the necessary permits from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, it is estimated that the first reactors will not be operational until at least 2030.

Amazon’s financial support for nuclear energy is expanding to Virginia, where it is financing the construction of a nuclear plant in collaboration with Dominion Energy. The project is aimed at responding to the energy demand in Virginia, which, according to Dominion Energy, will double in the next 13 years. In this regard, they want to build more reactors at their plant on the North Anna River, which could help meet this growing demand.

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